Thomas County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
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HB 934 — Thomas County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2018. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Thomas County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read HB 934 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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Effective Date
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Act 396
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House Date Signed by Governor
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Passed/Adopted
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Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Read and Referred
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House Passed/Adopted
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House Third Readers
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House Committee Favorably Reported
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House Second Readers
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House First Readers
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House Hopper
Sponsors
- Sam Watson · Primary
- John LaHood · Primary
- Darlene Taylor · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on · 22 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Sam Watson Republican
- John LaHood Republican
- Darlene Taylor Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (244)
244 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 244 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 64 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 30 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 112 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 28% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANULEWICZ, 42ND | — | Yea |
| BARR, 103RD | — | Nay |
| BATTLES, 15TH | — | Yea |
| BEASLEY-TEAGUE, 65TH | — | Nay |
| BELTON, 112TH | — | Yea |
| BENTLEY, 139TH | — | Not Voting |
| BENTON, 31ST | — | Yea |
| BESKIN, 54TH | — | Not Voting |
| BEVERLY, 143RD | — | Yea |
| BODDIE, 62ND | — | Yea |
| BROCKWAY, 102ND | — | Nay |
| BRUCE, 61ST | — | Yea |
| CANTRELL, 22ND | — | Nay |
| CASAS, 107TH | — | Nay |
| CAUBLE, 111TH | — | Yea |
| CHANDLER, 105TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 98TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 147TH | — | Yea |
| COLEMAN, 97TH | — | Yea |
| COLLINS, 68TH | — | Yea |
| COOKE, 18TH | — | Not Voting |
| COOMER, 14TH | — | Yea |
| DEFFENBAUGH, 1ST | — | Yea |
| DOLLAR, 45TH | — | Yea |
| DREYER, 59TH | — | Yea |
| DUKES, 154TH | — | Nay |
| EALUM, 153RD | — | Not Voting |
| ENGLAND, 116TH | — | Yea |
| EPPS, 144TH | — | Yea |
| FRAZIER, 126TH | — | Yea |
| GARDNER, 57TH | — | Yea |
| GASAWAY, 28TH | — | Not Voting |
| GILLIGAN, 24TH | — | Nay |
| GLANTON, 75TH | — | Yea |
| GOLICK, 40TH | — | Yea |
| GONZALEZ, 117TH | — | Nay |
| GORDON, 163RD | — | Nay |
| GRAVLEY, 67TH | — | Nay |
| GURTLER, 8TH | — | Yea |
| HANSON, 80TH | — | Yea |
| HARDEN, 148TH | — | Yea |
| HATCHETT, 150TH | — | Yea |
| HENSON, 86TH | — | Yea |
| HILL, 3RD | — | Yea |
| HOGAN, 179TH | — | Yea |
| HOLMES, 129TH | — | Yea |
| HOUSTON, 170TH | — | Yea |
| HOWARD, 124TH | — | Yea |
| JACKSON, 64TH | — | Nay |
| JONES, 53RD | — | Yea |
| JONES, 91ST | — | Yea |
| JONES, 167TH | — | Yea |
| KIRBY, 114TH | — | Not Voting |
| KNIGHT, 130TH | — | Yea |
| LARICCIA, 169TH | — | Yea |
| LOPEZ, 99TH | — | Nay |
| LOTT, 122ND | — | Yea |
| MARIN, 96TH | — | Not Voting |
| MAXWELL, 17TH | — | Nay |
| MCCALL, 33RD | — | Yea |
| MCGOWAN, 138TH | — | Yea |
| MEADOWS, 5TH | — | Yea |
| METZE, 55TH | — | Yea |
| MORRIS, 26TH | — | Nay |
| MORRIS, 156TH | — | Yea |
| MOSBY, 83RD | — | Nay |
| NGUYEN, 89TH | — | Nay |
| NIMMER, 178TH | — | Yea |
| NIX, 69TH | — | Nay |
| PEAKE, 141ST | — | Yea |
| PEZOLD, 133RD | — | Yea |
| PIRKLE, 155TH | — | Yea |
| PRICE, 48TH | — | Nay |
| PRUETT, 149TH | — | Not Voting |
| RAFFENSPERGER, 50TH | — | Yea |
| RAKESTRAW, 19TH | — | Nay |
| RALSTON, 7TH | — | Not Voting |
| ROGERS, 10TH | — | Nay |
| RUTLEDGE, 109TH | — | Yea |
| RYNDERS, 152ND | — | Not Voting |
| SHANNON, 84TH | — | Nay |
| SHAW, 176TH | — | Yea |
| SMITH, 134TH | — | Yea |
| SMYRE, 135TH | — | Yea |
| SPENCER, 180TH | — | Nay |
| STEPHENSON, 90TH | — | Nay |
| STOVALL, 74TH | — | Yea |
| STOVER, 71ST | — | Nay |
| TANKERSLEY, 160TH | — | Yea |
| TANNER, 9TH | — | Nay |
| TAYLOR, 79TH | — | Yea |
| TEASLEY, 37TH | — | Nay |
| THOMAS, 39TH | — | Not Voting |
| THOMAS, 56TH | — | Yea |
| TRAMMELL, 132ND | — | Yea |
| TURNER, 21ST | — | Nay |
| WALLACE, 119TH | — | Nay |
| WATSON, 172ND | — | Yea |
| WELCH, 110TH | — | Yea |
| WILLARD, 51ST | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, 87TH | — | Not Voting |
| WILLIAMS, 145TH | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| Al Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Yea |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Yea |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Nay |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Nay |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Nay |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Nay |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Nay |
| Mack Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Yea |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Yea |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Yea |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Nay |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Nay |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Nay |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Nay |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Nay |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 934 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Thomas County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors HB 934?
- HB 934 is sponsored by Sam Watson (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), and Darlene Taylor (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 934?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2018. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 934?
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